Inscrição YC de Bird

Summer 2016Active

Bird passou pela Y Combinator no batch Summer 2016 como uma empresa B2B. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2016
Indústria: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Tamanho da equipe: 500
Status: Active
Lançada: 2016

Fundadores

Robert VisFounder/CEO
Bob ViolierFounder/CTO
Joey van OmmenFounder/Head of Product & Partner

O que Bird faz

The world’s largest omnichannel communications platform. Bird CRM powers communication between businesses and their customers - across any channel, always with the right context, and on every corner of the planet. Its products and solutions are the foundational building blocks to business communications across preferred channels, like SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, WeChat, Messenger, Email and more. Founded in 2011, Bird connects to billions of devices and is trusted by nearly 20,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Bird operates across nine global hubs - including Singapore, Dublin, Shanghai, Sydney, London, Bogota and Asuncion - and is proud to be a “Work Anywhere” company. Its team of 500 employees represent more than 55 nationalities.

Inscrição YC de Bird, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Bird, lote Summer 2016. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bird

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The world's largest omnichannel communications platform

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build Bird CRM, a platform that lets businesses communicate with their customers across any channel - SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, WeChat, Messenger, Email, and more - all with the right context. It's designed to be the foundation for global business communication, handling billions of devices and connecting nearly 20,000 customers worldwide.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and base the company in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with hubs in Singapore, Dublin, Shanghai, Sydney, London, Bogota, and Asuncion. After YC, we would continue operating from Amsterdam and globally.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Amsterdam because it's where the company started and it allows us access to a diverse, global tech talent pool. Our multiple hubs reflect our global customer base and allow us to operate close to customers worldwide while embracing a "Work Anywhere" culture.

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Bird?

Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Bird (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Bird se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Bird esteve?

Bird fez parte do batch Summer 2016 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Bird?

O Bird foi fundado por Robert Vis, Bob Violier, Joey van Ommen.

O que o Bird faz?

The world’s largest omnichannel communications platform

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Bird, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.